About Lesa's Book Critiques
| I have been a library manager/administrator for over 30 years, in Ohio, Florida, Arizona, and, now, Indiana. Library Journal Mystery Reviewer of the Year 2018. 2022 Raven Award recipient from Mystery Writers of America. Recipient of the 2018 David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award from Bouchercon Board. Winner of the 2011 Arizona Library Association Outstanding Library Service Award. I am a mystery columnist for Library Journal, Mystery Readers Journal, and ReadertoReader.com. Author of the “Mystery Fiction” chapter in Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests (7th ed.) Winner of the 2009 and 2010 Spinetingler Awards for Best Reviewer. |
Recent Posts
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Edge by Tracy Clark
Perfect timing! I'm sure Kevin will have a smart-alecky comment about the fact that I was at my sister's for four hours for dinner last night. I'm grateful that he seems to know when I need a review. Thanks to Kevin Tipple for his review of Edge by Tracy Clark....
Star of the Show by Dolly Parton with Tom Roland
Subtitled "My Life on Stage", Dolly Parton considers Star of the Show to be part of a trilogy chronicling her life. The first book is Dolly Parton, Songteller: My lLife in Lyrics. The second book is Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. The third book is Star...
Dark Humor by Matt Goldman
For some reason it seems appropriate that it's been a few years since Matt Goldman's last Nils Shapiro novel. It's been two years since Shapiro's wife,, the Minneapolis police chief, was gunned down in a parking garage. Nils has patiently given all of law...